Combined package-carrier and basket.



. No. 834.726; PATENTBD OCT. so, 1906.

' l E. A. HBNRY. l

COMBINEDPAGKAGE CARRIER AND BASKBL APPLICATION FILED JAN.18.1906`.

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yoowlBlNlaD PAoKAGE-CARRIERA'ND Specification of Letters Patent.

BASKET.

Patented Oct. 30, 1906.

Application filed January 18,1906. Serial No. 296,605.

T @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that LEDWARD A. HENRY, a

l citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county ofFranklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Combined Package- Carriers and Baskets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My improvement relates to improvements lin combined package-carriers andbaskets.

The object vof the invention is to provide a device which when open willform a large and strong basket and when folded produce a package-carrierof neat appearance and great carrying capacity.

Another feature resides in ythe construction whereby the device may bereadily and leasily converted into either a package-carrier or a basket.

v Finally, the object of the 'invention is to.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my invention opened in basket form, andFig. 4 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 3.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates oppositely-extending U-shapedframe members which are pivoted near their inner ends to pivot-plates 2the said plates standing opposite one another and each provided at theirupper central portions with outwardlyprojectin lips 3, under which theextreme ends of t e frame members are adapted to engage when the frameis opened out, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Rivets 4, passing through theends of the frame members and the pivot-plates 2, project inwardlytherefrom and receive the lower coiled ends 5 of curved wirehandle-hails 6. These handlebails 6 are provided with a suitablecovering 7, which produces a substantial handle of neat appearance. Attheir outer ends the Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical` ysectional viewtaken onthe line at :c of Fig. 1.

frame members are provided with handles 8, which are suitably connectedto lugs 9, proj ecting from the frame members, by rings 10. The body ofthe device may be formed of any suitable material-such as fabric,canvas, leather, &c. However7 I have found it more desirable to use asuitable cord-netting, which II have illustrated in the drawings at 1 1.

In the position shown in Fi s. 3 and 4 the frame members are opened anextend in the same plane horizontally. The outer ends of the framemembers are prevented from drooping and held in place by the contact oftheir extreme inner ends with the under side of the lips 3. The handle 7being securely connected to the pivots 4 prevents the basket fromaccidentally closing and greatly simpliiies the construction. Thehandles 8 being pivotally connected tothe frame members 1 will hangdown, as shown in Fig. 3, thus not interfering with the use of thedevice as a basket.

When it is desired to use the device as a package-carrier, it is merelynecessary to swing the frame members upward and together. The handle 7being connected to the inner sides of the pivot-plates `2 will thusstand within the frame members to all purposes concealed and out of theway,while the andles 8 provide means for carrying the car- Y as readilybe converted into a basket by simply swinging the frame membersdownward.

What I claim is- 1. In a combined package-carrier and basket, thecombination with a body portion, of a foldable frame, handles connectedto each end of the frame,. and a handle connected with the frame and adated to stand therein when the frame isfolde 2. In a combinedpackage-carrier and basket, the combination with a body portion, ofpivot-plates, frame members pivoted to said IOO plates, handlesconnected to the frame memof said plates, and a handle connected withbers, and a handle connected With the pivotsaid plates. 1o plates. l Intestimony whereof I aHiX my signature 3. In a oonibined package-carrierand basin presence of tWo Witnesses.

5 ket, the combination with a body portion, of EDWARD A. HENRY.

pivot-plates having proj eotions, frame mem- Witnesses: bers pivoted tosaid plates and having their A. L. PHELPS,

ends adapted to engage With the projections M. B. SoHLEY.

